Dozer is one of my fave bands, and spun-off to Greenleaf, thank gawd because Dozer has been defunct for awhile. Because of the talent, Greenleaf has attracted members from other high-profile bands like Truckfighters and others but I can’t remember.

Ocean Deep: Greenleaf (Sweden) (8:47-14:13)

Greg Wilkinson is brilliant and anything he touches is awesome, raw and relevant.

Sex Teeth: DeathGrave (Oakland) (14:38-16:42)

Local band is making it big, Hornss is getting a ton of press and deservedly so. Catchy, groovey stoner that thrash out, making it very fist-worthy.

Maker Of The Moons: Hornss (San Francisco) (17:25-20:23)

Doesn’t matter that Barghest has one of the stupidest album covers I have ever seen. Their take on black metal is in one word: bad-the fuck-ass. Barghest, is that with a hard g or soft g sound?

Agonizing Spiritual Descent: Barghest (Baton Rouge) (20:52-26:02)

Minot are gorgeous instrumental proggy and math-oriented, but sometimes become groovy and just damn fun. Is that ok? For music to be fun?

Tharsis: Minot (Oakland/NC) (27:25-33:39)

Owl’s new album is akin to the dawn. I don’t know what that means, but maybe it is about dark giving way to energy? If so, I guess that makes sense. It is very darkly pummeling, but doesn’t linger it. Instead it gives way to a larger brighter composition of sound.

Dozer is one of my fave bands, and spun-off to Greenleaf, thank gawd because Dozer has been defunct for awhile. Because of the talent, Greenleaf has attracted members from other high-profile bands like Truckfighters and others but I can’t remember.

Ocean Deep: Greenleaf (Sweden) (8:47-14:13)

Greg Wilkinson is brilliant and anything he touches is awesome, raw and relevant.

Sex Teeth: DeathGrave (Oakland) (14:38-16:42)

Local band is making it big, Hornss is getting a ton of press and deservedly so. Catchy, groovey stoner that thrash out, making it very fist-worthy.

Maker Of The Moons: Hornss (San Francisco) (17:25-20:23)

Doesn’t matter that Barghest has one of the stupidest album covers I have ever seen. Their take on black metal is in one word: bad-the fuck-ass. Barghest, is that with a hard g or soft g sound?

Agonizing Spiritual Descent: Barghest (Baton Rouge) (20:52-26:02)

Minot are gorgeous instrumental proggy and math-oriented, but sometimes become groovy and just damn fun. Is that ok? For music to be fun?

Tharsis: Minot (Oakland/NC) (27:25-33:39)

Owl’s new album is akin to the dawn. I don’t know what that means, but maybe it is about dark giving way to energy? If so, I guess that makes sense. It is very darkly pummeling, but doesn’t linger it. Instead it gives way to a larger brighter composition of sound.

I discuss Portland as the best scene, and then Agalloch’s new album that totes took me back to the late 80’s – they have this great post-punk influence to this album. F’in A layered in the melody well into this shiznit.

Dark Matter Gods: Agalloch (Portland) (0:28-9:02)

Psychedelic Japanese, need I say more. I heard some obvious Indian influence in their instrumental stuff. They are improvisational live, so this is a show to check out, if they EVER come out to the west.

There Is No Other Place: Kikagaku Moyo (幾何学模様) (Tokyo) (10:33-13:46)

Nightfell is a 2 piece, including the awesome drumming of Tim Call from Aldebaran.

Funeral Dirge: Nightfell (Portland) (14:13-20:30)

Worst name ever, Dopelord, like what the fuck, seriously. But, they jam it out, and that I appreciate.

Green Plague: Dopelord (Poland) (21:04-28:23)

MAYBE this is an acquired taste, but so is wine and sashimi, the best 2 things on earth. Get your ass out of your head. I am confused by Connecticut though.

Piece Of Meat: Vestal Claret (Connecticut) (29:17-34:12)

I talk about why the new Serpentine Path is boring, as are most super groups.

Origin: Infestus (Germany) The Reflecting Void (34:40-40:48)

The newest caustic hardcore that has my full attention. For like, the next 2 minutes because I don’t care about anything anymore.

Swelling: Cholera (U.K) (41:00-43:27)

Terra Tenebrosa is MY band, I don’t care if you don’t know it. F you anyway.

Apokatastasis: Terra Tenebrosa (Sweden) (44:28-51:10)

This band is one of the best for epic black metal, and then I just want to die.